On September 16, local time, the French Public Health Service released data showing that the third round of heatwave this summer continued from July 27 to August 20. It was the longest round of hot weather ever recorded in France, causing a total of 817 excessive deaths. Coupled with the excess deaths caused by previous rounds of hot weather, the number of excess deaths due to hot weather in France in 2026 is now close to 8,000.

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On September 16, local time, the French Public Health Service released data showing that the third round of heatwave this summer continued from July 27 to August 20. It was the longest round of hot weather ever recorded in France, causing a total of 817 excessive deaths. Coupled with the excess deaths caused by previous rounds of hot weather, the number of excess deaths due to hot weather in France in 2026 is now close to 8,000.